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Congrats! But, isn't it a shame that they are such opportunistic feeders and have learned to prey on easy pickings like livestock?

You've got to protect your livestock for sure, but so sad to have to destroy them.
 
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Holy Wow! on the Coyotes. I live South of you in Rutland. My goats, two Soay sheep & chickens are at a friends house just outside of the city. We have them running the ridge up behind the house. Thankfully none have come down close to the pasture or barn yet. Praying the deal with two great Pyrenees comes through soon.
 
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goats&moregoats said:
Holy Wow! on the Coyotes. I live South of you in Rutland. My goats, two Soay sheep & chickens are at a friends house just outside of the city. We have them running the ridge up behind the house. Thankfully none have come down close to the pasture or barn yet. Praying the deal with two great Pyrenees comes through soon.
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Strong fences and good dogs will help with the coyotes. Our coyotes are really bold and walk right along the fence line taunting the dogs. I need more LGDs. I'm thinking of breeding my pair on my female's next heat.

Where did you get your Soays? I've got friends down your way that raise them.
 
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I found my Soay sheep just outside of Bethel, farmer had recently bought a small herd from another farmer with a very large herd.
 
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We got #5 a couple days ago. This one was a big 36lb male.


Our 6 pigs were sent to slaughter a couple weeks ago. We suddenly realized that we now had nothing to give older milk and other scraps to so we bought 3 piglets. They are 8 week old Tamworth/Berkshire crosses.




I've been searching for a milking machine for a while now and I finally found one. I got a vacuum pump, 3 buckets with lids, pulsators, and all the other pieces necessary for milking. There are also a couple extra buckets without lids.






Now I've got to get it set up and running!
 
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A) I need pigs....Every single pig post convinces me of this.
B) congrats on the milker. Are you currently milking or getting ready to freshen?
 
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BrownSheep said:
A) I need pigs....Every single pig post convinces me of this.
B) congrats on the milker. Are you currently milking or getting ready to freshen?
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I've been milking all summer, but the recent cold weather has convinced me that I need a better system. It's not any fun for me or the cow to milk in the cold.
 
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